The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXVI, Number 2: June 2024

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Haiku — page 15

choosing a melon
outside the bodega—
yellow butterfly

Deborah A. Bennett
Carbondale, Illinois

the starfish
      missing a leg
on the clearance shelf

Randy Brooks
Taylorville, Illinois

mossy steps to temple
my faith is not
what it used to be

sanjuktaa asopa
Karnataka, India

lavender dusk
the weather vane
does not move

Claire Vogel Camargo
Austin, Texas

not sinking
not swimming
lotus blossom

Leon Tefft
Greenville, South Carolina